In Memory

Bruce Turner

Bruce passed away in July of 2019.  He had Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and was being tested to be put on the lung transplant list.  



 
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03/06/20 06:36 PM #1    

Curt Kimball

Bruce and I grew up together one street apart right near East Leyden --- Bruce on Nichols St., me on Davis St.  Our families were close.  He was a fun kid.  We were both rabid Cubs fans, and we attended around 30-40 games at Wrigley Field each year in the summers of 1968 and 1969.  Immediately after EL graduation in 1970, I was invited to go with the Turners on a month-long camping trip with their Coleman pop-up camper all over the West.  We headed to New Mexico, to Arizona, up Cali from San Diego-to-LA-to-San Fran, back through Lake Tahoe, Wyoming, Colorado, etc.  A wonderful memory and a great opportunity to see so much of the country at such a young age. 

We lost touch, and I tried many times to reconnect but kept hitting dead-ends.  I was shocked when his sister, Donna, reported his death last July.  RIP, buddy --- wish I could have found you before the end.

   


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